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  • Collective motion dynamics
  • Statistical mechanics
  • Condensed matter physics

Background:

  • Traditional studies of collective motion focus on time-averaged properties, often overlooking the dynamic processes of flock formation.
  • Understanding flock formation from random states is challenging as it occurs far from equilibrium and traditional statistical mechanics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize the spatial dynamics of flock self-assembly in the Vicsek model.
  • To identify distinct time scales associated with flock formation processes.
  • To utilize correlation functions for distinguishing between similar models and measuring parameters.

Main Methods:

  • Simulated numerical dynamics of the Vicsek flocking model.
  • Sampling nonstationary distributions of system configurations over time.
  • Quantifying time evolution of structural properties using condensed matter physics correlation functions.

Main Results:

  • Identified three distinct time scales corresponding to clustering, relaxing, and mixing.
  • Demonstrated that correlation functions reliably distinguish between phenomenologically similar models.
  • Showed that these functions can directly measure key model parameters.

Conclusions:

  • The spatial dynamics of Vicsek flocking can be characterized by distinct time scales.
  • Correlation functions offer a powerful tool for analyzing collective motion and model differentiation.
  • This approach provides new insights into the far-from-equilibrium dynamics of self-assembly.